Two Studies: Female Head in Three-Quarter Profile; Female Bust Seen from the Back
Stefano della Bella
c. 1647
Medium
Red chalk and pen and black ink on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
18.4 × 13.6 cm (7 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82087
About the Artist
Stefano della Bella · 1610–1664
Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) was one of the most prolific and versatile printmakers of the Italian Baroque period, leaving behind 1,052 prints and several thousand drawings that captured the vivid essence of 17th-century European life. Born in Florence on May 18, 1610, to a family of artists, he trained initially as a goldsmith before studying painting under Cesare Dandini and etching under Rem...